Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

Large assortment of elegant box paper
at c. H. Martin s. Bros.
Prescriptions carefully compounded
day or night by competent pharmacists
at C. H. Martin s. Bros.
G. Fl. WallingfOrd has just bought four
lots of Jane Hines in north part of town.
Consideration $240O.
II. A. Smith, of Cumberland. Kansas,
bought in 500 dozen eggs Wednesday.
He will sell here and at Oakley.
Colby has three large hotels, three
restaurants and several lunch counters
and all are crowded nowadays.
The county treasurer of Phelps coun-
ty, Neb. bought large tract of railroad
land in Thomas county this week.
We carry Vane. Calvert & Co.'S. cele-
brated mixed paints in any color you
wish. c. H. MARTIN & Bro.
We have Just received another large
invoice of oriental zero and two toned
laces. j. w. ALLEN q Son.
Mr.. Clanahan and son, uncle of Coun-
ty Clerk Summers, were visiting him this
week. They have claims in Sherman
county.
Chas. Smith, J. W. Allen & Sons mer-
chant tailor, is full of work all the time.
He has in his employ Mrs. H. H. Miller
and Miss Ford, experienced tail0resses.
Each of the county officers are married
except County Attorney Willcoxon and
it is said one of Cupid's darts has even
now pierced his heart hard as it is.
Townships S31 and S-32 are sold in 80
acre tracts and there will be settler on
every 80 acre tract. This means big
settlement for Thomas county.
Chris Shirley has half mile race track
As feet wide One-half mile north of this
city. The track is smooth and best in
the west 1t will be used at fair this fall.
Five prairie schOoners came into Colby
Wednesday loaded with goods and had
twelve large horses. This is but a sam
pie of how they are coming to Thomas
county.
Diffendafer & Lee received Yesterday
their third car load of farm implements
and are now prepared to supply the
wants of the farmers. Call and examine
before purchasing.
Martin Bros. & Co. Town lots and i'm
proved real estate is the new and attrac-
tive sign on their Office north of Palace
Drug Store. They will do rushing bus
mess.
Martin Bros. sold two thousand dollars
worth of town lots yesterday. The boom
has barely commenced We pre-
dict 50 per cent. raise in town property
the next two weeks.
j. E. Doom, agent of Oberlin Loan
and Trust Co. at Colby, went to Oberlin
this week. He will be back in a few
DAYS. He will visit his sOn-in-law from
California before returning.
Chas. NJ. Hovey, county treasurer,
bought three lots in Colby of Martin
within one-half hour at an advance of
$50.
A. w. Patchin, John Bean and Chris
Shirley closed the winter gaming season
last Saturday. The result was 2O6 jack
rabbits and Is wolves. The above named
have IA hounds that are hard to beat.
The ladies of Colby will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Boden, Tuesday, April
5th, at 9 o clock. to organize Ladies'
Christian Temperance Union. All ladies
interested in Temperance are invited to be
present.
H. D. Bean s. Son are dividing Beans
hall into four large rooms to be rented as
offices. Marble s. Gill will occupy the
two front rooms. Shanklin g. Vail are
dong the carpenter work and d. G. Tul
Ter the plastering and mason work.
The Ladies' Union Aid Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. Hovey,
Thursday, April 2, at 8 o'clock. As it is
the day for election of officers q full
attendance is desired.
Mrs. SENTER, Pres.
Mrs. j. D. BEAN, Sec.
The people of Colby and vicinity gave
the Rev. Ferguson a reception at his
home north of town on Wednesday. The
ladies arrived in the morning taking pos
session of the house and loading the
table with eatables. A bOuntiful repast
was partaken of, returning to town in
the afternoon.
s. C.. Britain, of Alma, Arkansas, is
in this city this week. He has SO much
confidence in the county and cby OF
Colby that he has already bought one
section of railroad land and several city
lots. He expects to stop with Us and we
surely welcome such enterprising men
for they are credit to any city. Martin
Bros. & Co. sold him the city property.
One of Thomas county's boys is get
ting to the front. He learned that one
Miss Kate Field had made 500, 900 on
telephone stock and he wrote her de-
manding 81 900. He said he wanted
piano as he was great musician. She
refused him and he wrote back that he
expected to be president and would not
allow her to call on him, and other gush.
II il thought he is crazy or crank. Yet
the fact Is apparent that Thomas county
has presidential material The only